Character setting: Evenly matched "double strong" pattern
Zhou Zheng (40 years old), senior director of the National Development and Reform Commission
Image: Calm as a mountain, with no expression of joy or anger, he is nicknamed by colleagues as a "living library of rules and regulations."
Ability: Well versed in the operating logic of the system and the nuances of human nature, and good at getting things done and done within the rules.
Dilemma: I was once frustrated because I was too sharp, but now I hide my edge and stay humble, wandering between "precipitation" and "silence".
Creed: "Speed doesn't solve all problems. Sometimes, slow is fast."
Lin Wei (32 years old), new director of the National Development and Reform Commission
Image: Elegant and capable, with clear eyes. The file contains a PhD from Tsinghua University and a resume from prestigious overseas universities.
Ability: With top professional background and international vision, he is the "reform catfish" named by senior management.
Dilemma: Airborne troops are secretly opposed by local factions; her "advanced" ideas repeatedly run into obstacles when implemented.
Belief: "Reform is not about turning the table over, but about replacing it with stronger legs."
When idealistic doers meet realist guardians, in the soil of power, they are not climbing vines, but trees side by side, jointly defining what "up" means.
